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Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian presidents meet in Astrakhan

A trilateral meeting began between the presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia - Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan in Astrakhan. The ways of resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are discussed there.

Spokesperson for the Russian President Natalia Timakova said that it does not worth waiting for any sensations.

"The processes will be analyzed with the participation of the parties of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict", Timakova told media.

This is the third meeting of the presidents in a trilateral format. The presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia met last time in St. Petersburg in June. The presidents met in Sochi in January in this format earlier.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. - are currently holding negotiations to resolve the dispute.

Armenia has failed to implement U.N. Security Council resolutions stipulating the liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.